As a "preachers kid" who experienced a preachers life (46 years in ministry) throughout eastern and south eastern Ohio, I've seen years of variations on this. It really is not only a regional term but a generational term that is seldom heard today. In my experience I most often heard people refer to my father as "Reverend Pyle" except for the time spent as a Captain in the Salvation Army. The time I most often heard my father addressed as "Preacher" was from people who would have been considered my father's elders (generational). I often heard "Going to preaching" in the 50's and early 60's in my life, and it just meant going to church.
Times have certainly changed, becoming more informal. Never hear 'Reverend' anymore (as least in Protestant circles), being replaced by the more informal "Pastor." I suspect that "Preacher" and "preaching" is more often heard in the south today. Paul Pyle Quiet Sam _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
